Two small planes collide over shopping mall in Saint Bruno, Québec

A firefighter and police officers look at the wreckage from a plane crash sits in a parking lot in Saint-Bruno, Que., on Friday, March 17, 2017. Two small planes have collided over a major shopping mall south of Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz.

SAINT BRUNO, Que. — Two small planes have collided over a major shopping mall south of Montreal.

Police say one of the planes has landed on the roof of the Promenades Saint-Bruno, while the other is in the parking lot.

It is not known how many people were aboard.

A security perimeter has been set up and the shopping centre has been evacuated.

Witnesses described hearing a loud bang.

The name Cargair could be seen on parts of the plane in the parking lot.

Cargair is a pilot-training academy based in nearby Longueuil.

The company did not want to comment when reached by The Canadian Press.

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